Self-basting baking or roasting pan.



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(Application filed Nov. 2:` 1899.)

MMI HUASHN PAH.

MILF BSTING (No Z'adeL) Ntra rares .erica ELTJAII C. RTNNER AlD PETER P. DE HART, OF COSIIOCTON, OlllO.

SELF-BASTING BAKING OR ROSTNG PAN. I

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 648,488, dated May 1, 1900.

Application filed November 24:, 1899. Serial No. 738,222. (No model.)

To LLM whont it may concern.'

Be it known that we, ELIJAH C. RINN-na and `lrrrnn P. DE HART, citizens of the United Basting Baking or Roasting Pans; and we do hereby declare the vfollowing.,r to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the saine.

This invention belongs to the classof culinary appliances, and most especially to pans for roasting lmeats and the like requiring frequent basting to prevent Adrying` and loss of Hnwnv- The purposeof the invention is to'devse a basting attachment which will condense the steam and vapors and direct the liquid resulting from condensation back upon'the article of food longitudinally and laterally and which will be stiiened transversely and linearly.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the subjoined description, and

in order that a full knowledge of the means for eiecting the ends maybe acquired reference is to be had to the following .description and the drawings hereto attached, in which- Figure i. is a vertical central longitudinal section oi' a balie-pan, showing the application oi' the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View, withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the basting attachment.

Corresponding andlike parts are referred to in the following description and indicate-l in all the views of the drawings by the saine 4 reference characters.

.Y but is preferably made rectangular and oi' long form, as shown.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A represents the pan `or vessel, which may be of any desired shape and size,

This pan or vessel is closed atbottom, top, sides,- and one end and l pan.

"-open at the opposite en( A door E is hinged or pivoted at its lowered ge to the bottom and is adapted to close the said open end oi' the A. pivoted loop or ring' e is provided upon the outer side of the door to enable the saine to be convcnien tl y pulled open, and this loop is adapted to fold snugly against the Cover to allow the lattcrwhcn let down to lic the door being open and the pan partly horizontally in the plane of the bottom of the pan. The cover is held closed by a catch or hook d,-pivoted to the top of the pan and adapted to take over the outer edge of the cover and bear upon' the outer side thereof, as shown. The article of food to be baked or roasted is placed in a shallow pan E or a grated broiler, which is of a size to snugly fit the outer vessel or pan A and rests upon the bot'- tom thereof.

The basting attachment, drip-plate, or tray g isislidably supported by longitudinal snpports consisting of metallic strips g, secured to the inner surfaces of the sides Gr of the pan a short distance below the top H thereof, and Iorn'is'wi'n said top' condensation-chambers in the upper portion of the pan to receive the steam rising frombelow. This basting attachment is preferably formedfrom a plate or oblong piece off-*metal bent medially,- as at K, and having its side portions rebent, as at L, to form open-ended troughs, which are of V shape in cross-section and provided with a central row of perforations i for inlet of steam to and passage of Water from said chambers. The side edges of `the inclined sides of the plate are lbent to lie in the saine horizontal plane,- so as to slide easily inthe guideways formed hy the strips g and top of? the pan, and the edge of the' plate is beaded all around for strengthening purposes. The intermediate portion K is of anticlinal form and the side portions L of synclinal form, the sides of the intermediate portion being common to and forming the inner sides of the synclinal -i-clinal portion M, the terminals of which lead.

vinto the bottom portions of the parts L,whereby the condensed vapors may find their way to, the parts L and to the end portion of the `article beingr cooked The synclinal portion M serves in a great measure to brace the basting attachment transversely at an intermediate point. The perfor-ations 'i may be made of any approved shape or size and arranged in any desired manner, vided at one end with a finger-receiving ring or loopj for convenience in sliding it out.

In operation the roast is placed in the pan E and lthe cover B tightly closed. Tho steam 'rising from the conto-nts ol' thepnn will low and the' plate is prothrough the perl'orations in the drip-plate.

or basting attachment into the upper coutlcnsiftionf chambers and circulate therein l and condense on the inclined sides of the ,drip-plate'. The moisture thus formed will run down said inclined sides of the'depressed portions of the plate and drip through the pcrforations therein down upon the roast in 4the pan, thus effecting an automatic basting Iof themeat in a simple and ellective manner. 'After the roast has been suiieiently basted the .cover may be let down to allow the greater part of the steam to escape to the atmosphere and permit the roast to brown. By letting down the cover the entire interior ofthe pan t p may bc inspected without'removing or (lis,

turbing the drip-plate .or other parts. l,

baking or roasting pan and its eonten ts may also be partly withdrawn for inspection or to keep the same warm whcnthc cooking operation l-ias progressed far enough by simply sliding said pan out upon the cover, which will serve as a support therefor.

When it is desired to clean the pan and` dripplate, thelatter is removed by sliding it out through the door-opening, whereupon all 1 parts of the interior of the pan may be couveniently reached.

I-Iavin'g thus described theiuvention, what 1ug pcrl'i'irations in their bottoms, substantially as described.

In testimon-E whereof we allix our signatures in prese] ce of two witnesses. ICLIJAII C RINIxTlJRl I rl. sul

PETER 1. DIC llAR'l. I L. s.|

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